CA2413589C - Emergency power supply device - Google Patents

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CA2413589C
CA2413589C CA002413589A CA2413589A CA2413589C CA 2413589 C CA2413589 C CA 2413589C CA 002413589 A CA002413589 A CA 002413589A CA 2413589 A CA2413589 A CA 2413589A CA 2413589 C CA2413589 C CA 2413589C
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/32Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover rotating at constant speed
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J9/00Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
    • H02J9/04Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source
    • H02J9/06Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems
    • H02J9/061Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems for DC powered loads
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02BCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/70Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70Wind energy
    • Y02E10/76Power conversion electric or electronic aspects

Abstract

It is known in wind power installations to provide for certain parts thereof an emergency power supply by means of accumulators, in particular lead accumulators, so that in the event of a power failure the wind power installation can be put into such a position that no damage to the wind power installation occurs. The disadvantage of lead accumulators however is that they are relatively heavy, they take up a great deal of space, and lead accumulators cannot be charged and discharged an unlimited number of times. In addition the charging and discharging properties of the lead accumulators deteriorate with time and furthermore accumulator storage means require relatively expensive maintenance so that they increase the costs of a wind power installation and operation thereof. The object of the invention is to avoid the above-mentioned disadvantages. Use of a capacitor storage means as a storage means for electrical energy instead of an accumulator in a wind power installation.

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Aloys Wobben, Argestrasse 19, 26607 Aurich Emergency power supply device It is known in wind power installations to provide for certain parts thereof an emergency power supply by means of accumulators, in particular lead accumulators, so that in the event of a power failure the wind power installation can be put into such a position that no damage to the wind power installation occurs. Lead accumulators are used for example for the emergency power supply for blade adjustment so that, in the event of a power failure (for example due to a short-circuit in the power supply system) the blades of the wind power installation can be so adjusted that the entire wind power installation rotor is brought to a stop and no longer experiences any substantial drive due to the energy of the wind. It may also be necessary to rotate the wind power installation pod 'out of the wind', and lead accumulators can also be used for that purpose as an emergency power supply device.
The disadvantage of lead accumulators however is that they are relatively heavy, they take up a great deal of space, and lead accumulators cannot be charged and discharged an unlimited number of times. In addition the charging and discharging properties of the lead accumulators deteriorate with time and furthermore accumulator storage means require relatively expensive maintenance so that they increase the costs of a wind power installation and operation thereof.
Elektrizitatswirtschaft, volume 1994 (1995), issue 14, pages 842 through 845, disclose various power storage arrangements for supplying energy. Also set forth therein are electrical storage means which are used in generating plants, apart from their function as an emergency power supply, for load compensation purposes and for providing seconds reserves whereby the utilisation duration of the energy-generating installations is improved. Double-layer capacitors are also mentioned in this connection.
DE 196 51 364 A1 discloses an apparatus for improving the network compatibility of wind power installations with asynchronous generators, wherein an electronically controlled device which includes an intermediate energy storage means is connected in parallel with the public power supply network, wherein mention is also made of a capacitor as a possible form of the intermediate storage means.
The object of the invention is to avoid the above-mentioned disadvantages.
That object is attained by the invention having the features set forth in claim 1. Advantageous developments are described in the appendant claims.
The invention substantially proposes now using instead of an accumulator, a capacitor, in particular a capacitor of the 'UItraCap' type, for various uses in relation to a wind power installation.
The particular advantage of capacitors lies in the freedom from maintenance and the unlimited number of charging and discharging processes, in contrast to conventional accumulators or batteries.
Particularly advantageously suitable for this purpose is a capacitor as is produced by Siemens Matsushita Components GmbH & Co KG under the name 'UItraCap' and article No 848710-A0283-Q035. That capacitor has the following technical data:
(Nominal) capacitance CR (DCC~1~, 2.8 F
25C):

Capacitance tolerance: -10...+30%

(Nominal) voltage UR 75 V

Output~2~ 578 W/kg 756 W/I

Max. charging/discharging current 25 A
I~ (25C) Stored energy (at UR) 7875 J

Specific energy (at UR) 1.09 Wh/kg 1.43 Wh/I

Surge voltage 88 V

Max. leakage current I~~ (12h, 25C) 4 mA

Max. series resistance ESR~(DCC, 800 mS2 Max. series resistance ESR"F(lkHz, 480 mS2 25C) Weight 2 kg Volume 1.5 I

Operating temperature -25...+65C

Storage temperature -35...+65C

Service life (25C, UR) 180,000 h Height x width x length 70 x 70 x 312 mm (1) DCC: discharge at constant current (2) discharge of UR after UR/2 with IC = 25 A.

' CA 02413589 2002-12-20 Figure 1 shows the basic diagram of rotor blade adjustment of a wind power installation. As the rotor of the wind power installation has three rotor blades and each individual rotor blade can be set (regulated) to a desired pitch angle, an adjusting motor A, B or C is provided for each individual rotor blade, the adjusting motor being controlled by way of a respective relay A', B' or C'. The blade regulating arrangement A", B" or C"
receives its values from a control device (control cabinet) and in the event of an emergency shut-down, for example caused by a short-circuit in the wind power installation or the power supply device thereof, must still effect blade adjustment so that the respective rotor blades of the rotor are 'turned' out of the wind, that is to say they no longer produce any drive to the rotor. The energy required for that purpose is provided by the capacitors CA, CB and CC. For charging those capacitors in normal operation, they are provided with a connection (not shown) so that the (charged-up) capacitors always provide sufficient energy to set the rotor blades to a desired pitch angle if that is necessary. As the capacitors are of very small design configurations, they can be positioned directly at the adjusting motors and can also be held by them. It is however also possible for all capacitors to be positioned together in their own accommodation and if necessary to be switched on as the emergency power supply device for rotor blade adjustment or for other parts of the wind power installation (for example for alarm lighting or hazard lights).
It is advantageous, in place of a single capacitor, to provide a plurality of capacitors connected in parallel so that a sufficient emergency power capacity can always be made available.

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CLAIMS:
1. An energy power supply unit of a wind power installation having a plurality of rotor blades, wherein an adjusting motor is provided for at least one of said plurality of rotor blades, wherein at least one device for regulating the adjustment of said at least one of said plurality of rotor blades is provided, said emergency power supply unit comprises:
- at least one capacitor storage means being charged up during normal operation of the wind power installation, being positioned close to said at least one adjusting motor of said at least one of said plurality of rotor blades and being coupled to said at least one device for regulating the adjustment of the rotor blade, wherein the energy stored in said capacitor storage means is used to adjust at least one of said plurality of rotor blades in an emergency situation or during a power failure.
2. A method of generating electrical energy in a wind power installation having a plurality of rotor blades and at least one adjusting motor for adjusting at least one of said plurality of rotor blades, comprising the steps of:
- storing electrical energy in a capacitor positioned close to said at least one adjusting motor during normal operation of the wind power installation, - using the energy stored in said capacitor to adjust at least one of said rotor blades of said wind power installation during power failure or in an emergency situation.
3. Method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of using the energy stored in said capacitor to rotate a wind power installation pod.
4. Method according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising the step of using the energy stored in said capacitor to power auxiliary parts of the wind power installation.
5. Method according to claim 2, wherein the capacitor comprises a plurality of capacitors connected in parallel.
6. The wind power installation comprising an emergency power supply unit according to claim 1.
7. The wind power installation according to claim 6, further comprising a lighting system, wherein said at least one capacitor is coupled to said lighting system.
8. The wind power installation according to claim 6, wherein said at least one capacitor comprises a plurality of capacitors connected in parallel.
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